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will be consumed in these investigations. tit the ytnr 17H9, this subject wa. u ken up in the House of Keptcscnlativcs of the Congress ot the United States, upon a bill to establish the department ol State. The bill, as introduced, cohtainctt provision giving the power ol .cinovat to the President. Upon a full discussion, the clause giving the power to remove wa stricken out upon the ground that the Chicl Magistrate possessed the power utulcr the Constitution; and the bill was so changed, as lo acknowledge the pre-existing constitutional right, or power, in the Ptcsident of the United Stales. The bill, thus modified, passed the House ol Rcpretentative and Senate, and was approved by timet al Washington, then President of the United State. Let it be remembered, that Mr. Madison who is one of the best constitutional lawyers our country has ever produced,
y& a member of that Congress, and ad vocatcd the opinion for which I contend, lie was a member of the Convention that framed the Constitution; had met the best talents of the country in the Virginia Convention; had there discussed it in all its hearings and tendencies; and was then, in 1739, engaged in putting the Government into practical operation. Fisher Ames, whose fame and talents verc enough, not only to make New England, but all America, feel pitiud thai he was her citizen, advocated the opinion which prevailed. In order that it might be understood, how every President and Senate have thought and acted, from the commence went of the Government, I have looked it. to the Executive Journal, and find, that Cvety Chief Magistrate has ac'ed upon this power, as exclusively 'appertaining to him. I hold in toy hnul u copy of General Washington's commUton to Mr. Jefferson, as Sccrctaty of State, probably the first issued utulcr the Goveminent That commission reads that the office is to be held din ing the plea sure of the President of the United States. Also the commission ol Mr. Morris, as Minister to Fiance Under every Pi csident, all commissions to executive offices have issued in the same Vnv. On the 3d of May, IV 92, Edward Cross was removed, and Edward Wiggles "Worth appoimcd, Collector of the port jl Newberryport. 'I heSuiveyor of the port of Plymouth, in North Carolina, vas removed on the 1 9 h of November
1792. Mr. Carmichael, a foreign minister, was recalled, I Executive Journal, p. 157. The Collector ol Yot ktown was removed, as appears by Executive Jour rial, t Vol. p 465- a Collector in Jersey, p. 173 a Collector in South Carolina, p. lyi; and Inspector of Revenue in Jersey, p. 170 an inspector of Revenue j!i South Carolina, p, 203 These removals were made by General Washing ton without consulting the Senate. Mr. John Adams, immediately .upon coming into ofiicc, dismissed the Collec tor of New York 1 name not this with a view to show bin love of power; toy feelings towards lib -memory ate of a different kind; but lor the purpose of showing, that he considered the no wetas o cleat ly existing, that no difficulty presented itself in the cmci sisc ol it. He also removed tnc Collector in Charles town; a Consul at Bordeaux, in France; n Supervisor of the Revenue, in NewHampshtu; a Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue io Virginia; the Collector and Inspector of Petth Amboy, (Jersey) Oo the 12th of May, 80, Mr. Adams removed Mr. Pickering, then Sccietai v of State
Va.
On thefithuf January, 102, Mr Jeffc.son no oioated twenty tbrte persons to the Smalc, to till vacancies, occasion cd by removals, made by him. Mr M.ulis io removed the Marshal of Georgia in !8o9. Oo the 7th ol March, 1814, Mr. Mis as nominated to the Senate .is Postmaster General, and a mo tion wan made io the Senate, the object of which was to ascertain from the Pits idem whether the ollkc was vacant; and it so how it had become so? Phis proposition was nt gamed, and the nomination ol Mr. Meigs appointed. Mr. Monroe, oo the 12th Dec. 1817,
nominated a consul, a Receiver of Public Moneys, and a Naval Officer at Wilmington, North Carolina, to supply vacancies occasioned by removals. On the 5th of March 1826, Mr. John Qaincy Adams nominated a person as Consul to fill a vacancy occasioned by a removal. I have selected the cases referred to, f r fie purpose of showing that every 1'rcNidcnt has exercised the power now contested lor the first time since 1789; and no question was ever rai.ed in the enate, except upon the nomination ot ftlr. Meigs as postmaster General; and then a majority of the Senate decided that the President could not be questioned upon the suhji ct. When gentlemen contend against this power, and its exercise by the Prcsi dent, they seem to forget that the President is elected by the people, ami is re cponsihle to them; and his tenure of office is even shorter than our own. Besides, he most for a long time have stood
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the President is looked to as accountable lor the manner in which the whole Kxc eulive Department is contacted and so long as he can alone remove the subordinate officers this accountability is just; but the moment you force men, and continuc them upon him, you furnish him with atgumcnts which will exonerate him belorc the nation, May he not justly say, that he has no control over the inferior officers in the Executive Department, that his wishes are disregard ed, and that he has no power to coerce these engaged in performing different duties, to execute his will. The state of insurbordinalion which must followin practice, from the opinion contended for on the other side, will destroy all harmony and responsibility. If this power of controling the Executive be assumed
by the Stnatc, all the great powers of
the Government will be concentrated in
this body. Already we can prevent the tcptcscntative will from having effect by
negativing the bills of the other House;
by the power ol the Senate now contend
cd for, we can bring the Executive to
our feet.
Why is it that we hear so much com
plaint on the subject of removals liotn office? It is owing to a congeniality ol
feeling among office holders, Stale and
Federal, thtooghout the whole country
They have a common interest in giving
pubic opinion a direction in their own favor. Hence whenever a removal takes
place, all or most of them, unite in con
denting it, and they have succeeded in giving currency to the id a, that thcte is
ati actual ownership of office in the pos
sensor; and they speak of their offices as
they do of lands and other property
which they have bought and paid lor;
when in truth, (I speak of Executive ol fices) the offices arc created for the pub
lie benefit, and they ate employed as
mcic agents to perform the dunes, so
long as their services will be mote ad
vantagcous to the public, than others
who can employed: and so soon as oth ers can be engaged who will io the opin ion of the appoining power, better pto
mote the public interest, they ought to
be displaced Much has been said about turning men out who arc unable to make
a livelihood in any other way When
hear this, I know that right has been
done. In this wide extended country tarnishing such a variety of means fo
mental and manuel employments, if an
individual cannot live without office.
pronounce him unfit for that. II this
idea, which is so earnestly pressed, is to
pt c vail, your Government will become a parish for the support of prodigals and spendthrifts; who, having destroyed their own substance, w ill claim employ, mcnt and support Irom the Public I'rea suty. It is also urged, that some are removed who have been many years in office. I think the error lies in lunish ing this argument to them, by having
ictamed them so long The offices held by these individuals, have cither been advantageous and profitable or o'her wise. If the first they ought not to monopolize the benefits for too great a pctiod; they should give place to others, and not exclude all their contemporaries during their whole lives. If the office has been disadvantageous, Uiey ought lo be relieved ft om the burden. Gentlemen say it is an imputation on the character of an officer to be deprived of his office. It is not so, except so fat a9 officers have made it so, by pressing it as an argument for retaining their places. It only proves, that theic is anoth
cr man as well qualified as he is to per ' form the duties; and that the Govern mcnt can be administered without his aid. After all, I consider this subject of removal as a matter wholly between the Chief Magistrate and the people, with which the Senate has nothing to do, except to see that unworthy men are not appointed. How this power ought to be exercised is left to ths Executive dis cretion, not to out s. When Mr. Ji fleraon ccmc into power, he found most of the offices filled by his political adversaries. He made a liberal use of this power, deeming its
exercise healthful to the body politic In answer to the N. Haven remonstrance which was against removal, he insists, that in order to secure a lair par ticipation in the offices of the government, he must use this power, as "few-
die (speaking of the officers,) and none
resign.
Were I to give my own opinion as a
citizen, I should say, that all who had
prostituted their official influence Sc po
wer for electioneering purposes should
be removed; likewise all w ho loved their party more than their country, and had
manifested such feelings and dispositions
as made it appear that they would re
joicc at a failure of the administiation, rather than its success. For a free, lull
independent exercise of the right of suf fragc, no man should be removed. -
These are my opinions, nor am I aware that the present administration has gone
beyond them.
I now say to gentlemen, that all their
charges of prosci iption of glutting ven
geancc arc but the nibbing ot minnows
tile, and rot, f.r.J be forgotten, tbc name of Andrew Jgckson will be held in reve
rence by all posterity, and his great ac
Ions will he a shining-light, pointing
out to benighted nations the way that
cads to liberty and happiness. Sir, gentlemen might as well attempt
to raise a commotion in the ocean, by
throwing pebbles on its ititfacc, us to
agitate the people of this nation on account of the removal of a lew subordinate officers, who hac held their offices already for too long a period, and
whose places arc well sunnlicd. I he
class mate htl friend, (Mr. Ut.van,) ere ot the ancient tons of the wilderness,
now a grave, and wise, and potent senator, I am reminded of a mother's courage and intrepidity; and who she rescued from savage hands, when in the very grasp of death. Mr. Pi csident, I was too young to participate in the dangers and difficulties of my country; but I can remember when death was in almost every bush, and every thicket concealed an ambuscade. If I am asked to trace my
memory back, and name the first inde
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EDUCATION,
n SPALDING still continues to
teach in the Skmimakt : and, af
ter his sincere thanks to the citirens cf
Vinccnncs and its vicinity, for the liberal encouragement he has hitherto met with,
informs them, that, having employed an
assistant, he is now enabled to receive an addition to the number of pupils now under his care. I Tho room now occupied by hin as a
SrvDr vco.v, isr.ototdy very spacious and convenient, but undoubtedly the tnest pleasant and healthy room in the place, for a large collection of students. Pa-
same clamor was attempted to be rabed liblc impression imprinted on it, it
n...- 1 M f. lT. ..,, ..(-oioa I t ...tt l. !.. cli.lil r f r, rttc, !rfifll.
I:tmn! linho Kofe . a I . 1 1 1 1 mill I n I, T . ft , 1 r r . I, I r I 1 1 1 M rr a till ftvilll HrwTfT tllC WOOfKlS I . 'J'
" 7' v,v . V . Tm. : : . L and view the Study.Koom.
still no effect was produced to his disad- afflicted by the tomahawk and scalp
vantage. ing knife; another and another went in
Mr. President, this debate reminds the same way. I have seen a widow-
me of the days ol other years. My name cd mother plundered of her whole pro has been introduced by my friends as pcrty, in a single night; from affluence the author of a statement or doctrine and case reduced to poverty in a mo-
called moral treason. In 181.1, when
this country was in its greatest peril and tlattgci; when the richest blood of the
est had couched the sou of the I in-
mcnt, and thereby compelled to labor with her own hands to educate her last favorite son who now addresses you. Sir, I remember the two companies
pecanoe and the banks, of the Kasin; (spoken of by the senator from Mis.
when Davies and Allen, and other pat- souri,) sent by Virginia to our relief.
riots had fallen, when Winchester, Mad
ison, Lewis and Winder were in captivity; when I saw the blood of my country issuing Irom every pore, I like
wise saw a portion of our citizens dis
They were called Hangers. They were
ttout, rough looking men, not fit for courts or palaces, but each man was a man! lo us they w ere angels of dclivc rancc. They euarded us. and fed os
couraging enlistments, and dissuading upon the game ol the wilderness Sir, capitalists from loaning their money to in my just estimation, one company ol the Government. I did pronounce men them (seventy live men) were of more tl Us engaged moral traltort. 1 argued real value than as many office-hunters
iIium: It an individual shall arm himself, of the present day, as could stand in the
Young lemalcs that rc placed under his care for instructicn, ate most scrupulously attended to. They occupy a part of the Study Itoom, entire! separate from that occupied by the ma.c scholars; they arc classed to themselves, ard
have no more communication with ti c male department than if they actually went to a different schcol. The morals and good conduct cf all, arc guarded with the strictest attention, as the pupils arc always under the watchful eve ot their teacher, net only in the
Study Itoom, but also in recreation.No indecorous language or unbecoming; actions arc tolerated at all; for strict
morality is deemed by him, the most essential part of education, (lood order and discipline arc preserved without se
vere or harsh means. Great pains arc taken to give children the correct pro-
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and go over to the enemy, and stand in Pcnnsylvanin Avenue, between this Cap- i language.
aid Arithmetic,
English Crammar and Geography, Khctorick, with English Composition, including all or any cf the above brandies, Tt.c Latin or French Languages, including any or none of the above,
3,50 5,00
Lcs pauvrcs entrc los Francois, doi-
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thr rmHiit nt ino. hiTMivr in Iirm mhlnl I Thrnr .rrnr nrr nnO. nod nnw hrl!
the overt act to his treasonable intent I throw censure noon the old states lot . Per tjUirtcr.
If the same indiv iduaUhall not ro over want of a nroocr regard to the interest Orthography, Reading, V riling
lo the enemy, but remain with us, and of the West? I cannot do it, so far as employ his influence so as to prevent Kentucky is concerned The grcates' men liom joining the standard of their sufletings there, were from the first ot country, he thereby docs a greater in- the year 1780, until the lull of 1782; jury to his government, and his ir.tcn- during all that period the old states were ion is as criminal, as though he had contending lor their own safet; and al been found in the ranks of the cncioy. though Comwallis surrendered in Oc So I spoke of those, used their inffu tobcr 1791, it was not until after the ence to prevent the loans of money, battle of the Illuc Lick?, which took
which was ncccssaiy ami indispensiblc place in August 1782, that such assur
to I
I need not uttre aimimcnts to enforce as would iustifv sending a force to the pnurent donncr du mais.
a doctrine now admitted by all, as ca- Wrcstcrn country. It was not until the Vinccnncs, May 29, 1530.
notiical; although like other truths, it 30th of November 1782, that the pre was disputed and iucistioncd when first liminarics for a peace were signed; and advanced; now none seem to controvert from that period such was the rapid in it. I must here express my icgict crease of the Kentucky population, that that the gentleman Irom Maine, (Mr. it was coon transferred to the enemy's llolmce.) who then stood up in the Lc- country. The citizens of Tennessee gislatureof Massachusetts, and manful- suffered to a much later period. There
iy, ably and eloquently, contended for the insufficiency of the protection afford
his
U
sureci
a successful pi osecoti u of the war. uncc3 of peace between Great Hiitain vent dunncr une education a leur enfans; spt ke as I then, and still think. Uut and the United Slates were entertained, ils nc pouvent pas payer dc Parent; iU . .... . .
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is country, and myself, should now be cd by Cong.css, vvas felt alter the war ber lhrcc, in township number ,uud, on adverse sides. 1 then ecu- with Great tJutain had ended, and it was f range number Ihice east, ured. but in far less degree, the opin- not until Whitly, (the same brave man lh. virirpnnp. nut.irt
ion entertained and practised upon, that who ell at the battle ct tho I names) ittVCnth day of November, 1808, and forthc tniitiaol the United States, could took his Kentucky volunteers, and urn- ,cile(J for Il0n pay mcnt, agreeably to law; not under the Constitution be compelled ted them with the same description Il0W claimed the heirs ol Richard
Notice is hereby given, TTpHAT six weeks aftci date, applicajL tion will be made to the Register ol the Land Office at Vinccnnes, in the state of Indiana for a certificate of forfeited land slock for the amount paid on
the north-cast quarter cf section num-
four south,
formerly in
entered on tho
to cross the lines of their States, or, ol tatsed m 1 ennesscc; and marched them. M.Mahan, deceased, under the act of the United Mate, in time of war. I hey without any authority horn the Govern Congrcssof May, 1 828, entitled "An act read the Constitution to the letter, re- ment against the Lherokecs at the Nicka . f ' r ,,jri,,
cided the question ditTeicntly and, my any secuiity was afforded to the citizen-i opinion was, that all should submit to of Tennessee. that decision, until the common enemy The picsent Chief Magistrate has was expelled fiom our borders. My been chat gcd with inconsistency in this, then and now constituents, concuned that he has appointed members of Conwith me in opinion. V hen called on by gress to offices, alter he had written a their country, they hastened to obey; letter to the Tennessee Legislature, re they never stopped to inquire or stud) commending a change in the Constitu geographical divisions or lines; their tion so as to exclude them. Surely gen only inquity was, w here are the enemies tlemen ought to permit him to adminof the country? They went in search ister the Government upon the Constiof them, and the only chai ge ever made tution as it is, not as he might wish it to
against ihcm was that they went too far, be. Ins recommendation has not been
that have reverted for non-payment of the purchase money; the original ccr tificatc of the purchase of which has been lost cr destroyed. Given under my hand, this 20th day of May 1830. l5-6t ROSANNAH WRIGHT, formerly Rosannah McMahan. for herself, and the other heirs of Richard McMahan, deed. Notice is hereby Given,
TJIIAT six weeks after date applicaJL llon ill be made to the Register
andovedone their duty. This charge, acceded to; a majority of the people of the Land Office at Vinccnncs in the and those who made it, their aiders and have differed from him in opinion, and state of Indiana, for a certificate ol Land
ibettors, arc hastening to oblivion it has become his duty to acquiesce in btock lor the amount paid on the liac-
before the public, aad his conduct have; at a mountain; they cannot remove one
been well examined. In this I think
theie is reat security If gentlemen
pebble fiom its base; and although I am aware that I can add nothing to the
v-ill only exercise a little patience, in strength or beauty of that vast pillar o
a' ut two years aod a half they can try renown which the great and patriotic
this question between the present Chit I ; actions of the present Chief Magistrate
have reared up for him. I will say one
thing to the gentleman from Maine
Magistrate and themselves, belore the great American tribunal thk I'Kotle. 5o lon as the present practice con-
(Mr. lloimes) when minor men thai
Shall I, on account of this difference of their decision.
opinion, reproach and censurs Massa
chusetts, or call in question the patrio- PUBLIC SiVLZj
tional sections four and nine, township number eight south, ot range number
seven west, in the vinccnnes District,
tism of her citizens? No, Sit; Boston ripiIE Subscriber, intending to re- entc,rcd n0c .lhirlfemh daX Sepwas the ciedit of American liberty. 1 fr.,m . tember, 1809, in the names of LJiaS.
There is the ground over which Samuel bHc vcnduCj on Sa,urday the 1 9th inst
ua. anu juiiii naoeoe moveu, wnen lh. rpntpr n,rt nf iimieriw,!,i fttwi
they called the sons of liberty to arms, kitchen furniture: consisting nf
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l o me, it is holy giound. I will not pro
fane t. The atmcsnhcrc which such
men breathed, must be favorable to In
dependence, and the rights of man; and,
although noxious vapors may arise, and
settle and abide there as clswhct e for a season, the rays of the sun of liberty will
penetrate and dissipate them.
t'BEDS and HEDS'I LA US,
CHAIRS, TABLES, CHINA and
Rector Sc Nicholas J Roosevelt, and forfeited for non payment agreeably to law; now claimed by me, in my own right and as assignee of Elias Rector, under the act of Congress of 23d May, 1828, en-
1 thank the senator from Missour:.
for all the kind feeling he has mani- at 9 'c,ock' A M. and the terms (which O I ,M , 'U.I ,
fested towards the ancient sufferings of arc ocrai; win tnen ue made known, the West. Sir, they were great. 1 HARRISON, ktiow it. I need turn to no documents Vinccnnes, June 2d, 1830. 17-3t. to tell me what they were; they are writ- N .B- The several articles can be ten upon my memory, a part of them examined the day previous to the sale. upon my heart. We honord men yju J- S H. see h.erc, are but the remnants, the sav- "rj ings, the wreck of large families lost in TO TXIEa PXJSZjIC effecting the early settlement of the 'CA" MAN by the name of Daniel DullWest. If I look to the right or to the x. deiback who formerly resided at left, and all around, I see mementos of the Mouth of the Rig Miami, in Hamilancient suffering and woe. Ask my co- ton county, Ohio, left his then residence league, ((icn. Desha,) who sits near in May, 1827; and when last heard of by me, what he remembers. He will tell his friends, was living somewhere in the you, that while his lather was in pursuit state of Indiana, on White River. If he
of one party of Indians, another party is still alive, he will hear something in
came in and murdered two of his broth ers. Inquire of yonder Gov. cf Arkan sas, (Mr. Pope,) what became of his bro
ther in law, Oldham? JIc will tell you, siblc.
that he w ent out to battle but never re- HIT Editors of newspapers in Indiana turned. Ask that honorable Reprcscn- and the adjoining States, will do a hutative, (Mr. Wickliffc,) where is your maneacthy giving this notice a few in uncle, the gallant Hardin? He was in- sertionsin their newspapers, If the said
l.:.i.i.r r i r r
-GLASSWARE; CARPE 1ING and uucu f." or Tc ol P"rcsa great variety of other articles. Also rs of ubllc lanJ3: l,,at have rcvcrlcJ; a number of for non-payment of the purchase money," ' rt ii , n n , the original certificate of the purchase Miscellaneous Books; . of whic has been Ioat or destroyed.Among which are the Novels of Sir Given under my hand, this 8th day cf
v aner ocou. i nc saic win commence . iR,n.
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NICHOLAS J. ROOSEVELT,
by John A. Graham, his Auy. in fact. May 15, 1830. 14-6t Dissolution of Copartnership. THE Copartnership heretofore existing between SATETY M. HONE and JOHN B. CONNELLY, is thin day dissolved. All persons having demands against the late firm, will presen: them for settlement; and all those indebted, will please make payment to the subscriber, who is authorised to close the concern. SAFETY M. HONE. Vinccnnes, May 23, 1830. 17-lf
i "" Copartnership. Focus, in Louisville, Ky. as soon as pos- jrpHL partnership subsisting between
X BLACK and BONTR. a di-
eohed on the 1st day of March, 1829, bj
AH persons having ac
mutual conent.
counts against the late firm, will pre
sent them to John Black for payment.
tripid enough to carry a flag of truce liuitderback should be dead, any person who is authorised to receive and receipt
(under the direction of the Government) knowing the fact will greatly oblige his for all accounts due them settlement cf to the hostile savages. They did not friends, by staing in a letter, by mail, ad- which is earnestly requested, know the sanctity and protection which dress to the Editors of the Feces, vhen JOHN BLACK, the flag of peace threw around him, and and where he died, JAMES I30NER. they slew him. If I turn to my old) May 25. June 5, 1830. 17-3t.